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Monday, March 7, 2016

Wild things capes and last Wild Things coat

A few weeks ago, I showed youtwo animal coats and promised showing your
a third. I did not manage to keep that promise. Today, I will show you
the third coat as a dessert. The main course is two animal capes. Big Little released her newest pattern today, the Wild Things Cape. She
already had an unisex cape, and this cape is either an upgrade to that
pattern, or a new reason to buy a cape pattern in the first place.

Like
with the coat, there are 14 animals described, but the possibilities
are endless. I started with a kitty cape for my youngest. I made it with
leftovers from when I made my eldest her coat (see, why I now really
have to show you the coat at the end). The lining is Soft Cactus, the same as in this skirt. With permission I immediately
hacked the cape pattern.

Instead of having pockets on the
inside, I created an inverse kind a pocket (sorry, best description I
could some up with). The little paws that hang on the front are a
functioning pockets that you can be reached from the inside (where the
hands are). I thought it would be a fun detail that she could put her
hands in it like little paws as well. My daughter thought so too,
instead of a fun option, she insists on wearing the coat with her hands
in the pockets. She even tries to crawl in it like this. The main cape
option is a button loop closure. I added two small tabs such that I
could use snaps.

I made my four year old a horse cape. I
became jealous seeing all the gorgeous manes on the Wild Things coat and
wanted our own. I used three different yarns and went for a full mane, a
very full mane, an eye catcher for sure (and a bit on the heavy side). I went
for a different front closure, which is (shortly) mentioned in the
instructions. This way the entire front overlaps making my girl better
protected against the wind. I totally went crazy with my snap placement
on this one. I love those flowers.

I made a horse cape
because that animal was missing in the examples, but this horse will
probably be turned into a unicorn. The coat pattern came with adorable
draw-your-own-coat cut and coloring pages ( as does the cape pattern)
and ever since both my girls cut and glued a set of unicorn coats, I
have been wanting to sew that horn. No picture, but it succeeded
beautifully, much easier than I expected. I just have to sew it on, but
those last details...

The fabric is the same fabric as this coat, I am still not sure if I would call it red or raspberry. In combination with the pink manes which of the two is not important any more. My middle daughter also wanted claws, like her
little sister, but I felt that a horse/unicorn hooves where not as
suitable to be turned into reversed pockets.

To make this
picture heavy post even more packed, I now show you the bunny coat I
sewed a few weeks ago. Both the shell and lining where bought at
Textielstad. The store is relatively close by, so I actually went there
to look at suitable coat fabrics (usually I buy all my fabrics on the
web). I did not have plans to combine this jersey and wool, but when the
nice store lady stacked them on each other to put them in a bag, I saw
how well they matched.

I again tried something else with the pockets. I went for bunny paws,
and used the same method as the other two coats. I cut the jersey
pattern pieces a bit smaller than the wool ones, to avoid a hanging
lining. In the end it turned out I kind a cut the lining a bit too
small. SO all pieces are a bit curved inwards. My daughter does not mind
though, she loves the coat. It is a bit cold though still. The tail is
detachable with a snap.

The cape comes in three lengths and
with a huge size range. Teenagers and not too tall grown-ups can wear the
biggest size. The pattern is on sale for two days for 7 USD excluding
taxes. Check out the web shop here. If you already own the cape you can
buy an upgrade for 5 USD. During the release only, it is possible to use
the extension to extend the Wild Things Coat with the Wild Things cape.

I love to hear what you think of my creations. Feel free
to leave a comment in the language you prefer (although Google
translate might have to assist me if you choose something different than
English, German, Dutch or Hungarian).

About me

I am a Dutch mother of four (three girls and one boy) and an academic. I love to create and use this blog to share my creations with the world. I knit, crochet, sew, bake etc. and many of those skills I learned from bloggers around the globe. I hope you like reading about my creative adventures and that they may inspire you.